Could use some polish. There's definitely a base for a good game here so I'm not refunding in hopes that my contributions help make that happen.

Good:
- No crashing or stuck in map (so far)
- Large map to explore
- Building variety
- Day/night cycle
- Dedicated servers

Meh:
- You can avoid zombies by jumping up on just about anything and they don't climb ladders. Hope they get a bit smarter.
- Found a couch and placed it in the environment but beyond that could not interact with it. What's the point?
- Looting containers kind of puzzling. Found three identical ammo boxes next to each other but only one was lootable and it contained nothing.
- Price is a bit steep for what's currently available. Will look better when/if more features get added.
- Not a fan of the spawning system. Mole Zombies or did everyone just bury their dead where ever they fell. lol

Going to recommend for now but waiting to see if it's a keeper. I'd say if you're interested in investing in what could be a great game then go ahead and make a purchase. If you're looking for something that's playable now you might want to try 7 Days to Die or Day Z, come back to this later.

OK ,18 hours of playtime so far, i think i can weigh in.

TL:DR
4/10 stars < for a complete game >
8/10 stars < for a game in beta>
Play with people it's a lot more enjoyable than solo.

---Things i loved---

-The fact that top level clothing (6x6 inv /20kg) comes in 4-5 different versions and 4-5 colors of each version

-Hunger and thirst deplete at a reasonable rate , and don't drop like a stone.

-Stamina depletes at a reasonable < for a video game> rate, and you can run more than 10 ft without passing out . Which is good , you will be running for your life ... a lot.

-Durability on weapons decreases at a reasonable rate < weapons are not made of cardboard and tissue paper>

-Repair kits for weapons seem to drop often enough that it hasn't been a issue .... yet

---Things that need work--- < these are just my opinions>

-Zombie spawn rate is ridiculously high. While playing solo a zombie spawned once every 3-5 seconds , within 10-30 ft of the player. Which made scavenging more of a smash and grab. Looting everything from all containers i could without even looking to see what i was grabbing . Then running off to try to find a car or crate to hide on while tossing half of the items out to make room for things i might need or find.

-Item stacking in inventory. More than not i would open my inventory to see my bag full of stacks of ammo or cloth that were 10 or less.And i would have to manually stack them into one pile so i had open space to pick more stuff up.

-Zombies chasing you forever. Couple this with the short spawn rate , and the fact they can spawn in front of the player. And you might be running ,walking, running again , walking some more , and then running again for a long long time.

-No character creation/customization -yet. ( i realize this is a beta and that's not high prio for game testing )

-The day night cycle is more annoying < for me > than it is enjoyable/fun. It just means that when it gets dark everyone stays in the base or camps out of a car or stack of something until day light . The flashlight beam is to dim and narrow.

-Custom game modes needed. Other games of this type have sliders to adjust loot and enemy span and HP, damage taken and dished out. Some days you want to struggle for every yard you get . Some days you wanna wiffle bat zombies while unwinding with friends . Its nice to have options.

-No third person view.

-No player maker on map. It makes finding new players in world very very difficult. I realize this is a design choice , it was still really annoying to track down new to the game players so we could group up.

For a game that has been out less than a month its really fun. A little over 2 weeks after launch , they patched/hotfixed a lot of stuff , thats better than most triple A studios i know of.....

First game I ever played where the DEV's truly care for the game. Just check out ZSGO discord and you'll see the DEV's in the chat answering and helping the players. I made a suggestion for a streamers section in discord and within 5 minutes, they added the section. Not only that but on of the DEV's hopped in my stream and gifted 4 KEYS to my viewers for FREE. The community is amazing and not toxic like other survival games where if not in a group you'll just get demolished. I foresee this game having a very bright future.

better than the day before

This literally feels like Rust & DayZ had a low poly baby that could actually be better than both of those games in the future if the Devs keep it up. I do have crappy frames for some reason no matter what i do, & need an ADS sens slider. Other than that solid start.

also since noone will see this, i'm gay.

Game is new and all those who say that game is boring or bugging. Well it's first day fellas.. Devs did really good job. The gameplay is fun and its survival so you can spend hours in this game.. game mechanics are good, pvp is awesome as well. build mechanics are great! You can build base, you can lock it, upgrade from wood to stone and to metal. So others will need a lot C4 to brake into metal ones. ( wood wall needs 500 hits from axe ).

On other hand yes games has bugs and all that minor stuff nothing too much crazy.. if you lean right while aiming, your gun will start glitching but if you lean to the left it will be all good. Sometimes it's hard to understand from where sound comes ( I mean others shooting or walking ).

To summarize all, the game is new guys and it's early access game, Devs are really great in their discord and already listening for people. Price is fair now for 15$. I would think 15$ maybe should be without discount idk. I think they will start updating those minor issues very soon! But in my opinion its worth buying, you can have really great time playing either solo or with friends!

ZSGO is an absolute GEM & so much freaking fun with your friends!! I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a unique gaming experience. AND I see so much potential in the near future. How lucky are we to be apart of this early-access zombie apocalypse? Not to mention the developers are extremely active and listening to play feedback.. Just join their discord or look in the Steam discussions. A rare sighting in today's gaming industry, and something you will not see from triple AAA studio's. Thank you from a Laptop Gamer.

Go explore the huge custom world and beautiful points of interest, all while building a little base and fending off zeds. You can see the love, inspiration, and time that was put into this sucker. Can't wait for the future of ZSGO, we are here for the journey!

I usually don't do reviews but here we go.
Pro's
1.Great graphics.
2.Fun with friends.
3.Easy to understand.
4.Guns are awesome some of the best iv'e seen.
Con's
1.Dedicated servers have over 800 ping sometimes.
2.Dedicated servers crashing.
3.Gun glitches it will shake rapidly so annoying.
4.Thinks its the lag but gun will not register shots sometimes?
5.Cant grab stuff faster have to drag to inventory.Maybe have a take all option?
6.Stone was extremely hard to find not sure if it was the sever but delayed us 4 hours.
7.Map is nice but atleast let me know where i am on it,or at least let me know where my friends are.
8.Box organization takes forever lol maybe add a quick organize button and let us move from our own inventory with just a click or double click instead of dragging everything.
I'll keep the game it is fun but I literally will not play it in current state servers to laggy and glitches going on.

This game is amazing. I can appreciate these types of games. Even though it looks like the battle-bit game (which I also love) it is a true survivor game with all the survivor mechanics and has the old feeling of Rust before it moved into the complex, overloaded game we know today. Meaning this kinda has the legacy Rust vibes and even has a similar old school Rust map! (back when Rust had zombies) We need to see more games like this and I hope it is well received by the gaming, survival, PVP community because I think the devs hit a home run with this thing. It's like if Rust, Day-Z, and Battle-Bit had a threesome and was felt up by Borderlands :) It truly is a fun game and I look forward to many hours on this game and hope the devs keep up the good work because it is a fun game with so many cool simplistic features. Do not let the graphics fool you. It is amazing what they have done with the weather effects for what the game is. It is pretty damn beautiful in its own way. For the price you can't go wrong and I challenge you to give it a try because I think it is well worth the money!!

I would not have over a day played on the game in the last 3 days if the bugs were actually game-breaking. This is well worth, in my honest opinion.

Base Building, Base raiding, No base decay, 20 people servers. I have quite a few hours just on launch day, and can highly recommend this game. Played the demo before it was released so I knew it would slap when more people got on.